Careers Avenue

CFA Simplified

In recent times, there has been an obvious shift towards finance as a career from engineering — perhaps due to the industry’s compensation structures as well as opportunities for quick thinking and interacting with the senior management. So for finance enthusiasts, CFA is the new buzz word.

Harish Hande: Lighting Up India

Harish Hande, an *IIT Kharagpur alumnus* holds a PhD from the University of Massachusetts, Lowell and…

Entrepreneurship Fundamentals

Professor Ikhlaq Sidhu, founding director of UC Berkeley’s Center for

Where the hell in Kgp?

Sarabjeet Singh a.k.a Surd (of the ‘Where the hell in Kgp’ fame) left a

lucrative job option at ZS Associates and is now working full time for Ethos, a start-up in the social sector. In an interview with TSA, Surd discusses the reasons for his choice.

From An Intern’s Eye

The following is the experience of Shrey Goyal (3rd year, RK Hall),wh o through the E4SI programme got a taste of the
world of social entrepreneurship in the summer following his first year.

Alternative careers: Indian Administrative Services

We’ve all heard of it. Some of us dream of getting into it, thanks to the
impeccable reputation that the IAS has been able to build. You might be in a